9:00 AM - 10:05 AM
Morning General Session
Charmane Johnson - Equal Employment Opportunity Defense Management Operations Center
Wayne A. Frederick - Howard University
Clarence A. Johnson - Diversity Management Operations Center
Michelle LoweSolis - Defense Human Resources Activity, Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness
Arthur P. McMahan - White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities
Karrin Felton - SMART Scholarship-for-Service
10:15 AM - 10:40 AM
Student Track Michael Saffle
 
10:15 AM - 11:05 AM
FACULTY/STAFF PANEL DISCUSSION - Moderated by Dr. Dorothy Huston
 
10:15 AM - 11:30 AM
UNIVERSITY PRESIDENTS/LEADERSHIP TRACK - Moderated by Colonel Victoria Bowens
 
10:40 AM - 11:05 AM
Student Track - Dr. Brandon Cochenour
 
11:20 AM - 11:45 AM
FACULTY/STAFF TRACK - Mr. Edward J. Lee Air Force Research Lab
 
FACULTY/STAFF TRACK - Jacqueline Ray-Morris- National Guard Bureau"
 
USMC - Opportunities with DoD
 
FACULTY/STAFF TRACK - Dr. Kenneth Dunn
 
Student Track - Mr. Adarryl M. Roberts
 
Faculty Staff Track - Army - Mr. Michael J. Caccuitto III
 
11:45 AM - 12:10 PM
FACULTY/STAFF TRACK - Asheley Blackford Program Manager AFRL Minority Leaders
 
11:45 AM - 12:30 PM
Student Track Panel Discussion - Ms. Charmane Johnson (Moderator)
 
12:10 PM - 12:30 PM
FACULTY/STAFF TRACK - "Ms. Sharon R. Morrow Small Business Director (AL-SB)
 
12:30 PM - 1:15 PM
Afternoon General Session
Charmane Johnson - Equal Employment Opportunity Defense Management Operations Center
Max Wyche - HQ U. S. Army Materiel Command
Soraya Correa - Department of Homeland Security
9:00 AM - 9:05 AM
A Brief Introduction and Scope of Day
Charmane Johnson - Equal Employment Opportunity Defense Management Operations Center
9:05 AM - 9:20 AM
Presentation of the Flag and National Anthem
 
9:20 AM - 9:25 AM
Welcome to Howard University
Wayne A. Frederick - Howard University
9:25 AM - 9:35 AM
Taking the Pentagon to the People: Remarks
Clarence A. Johnson - Diversity Management Operations Center
9:35 AM - 9:45 AM
Emerging Trends for Talent Acquisition, Development and Sustainment
Michelle LoweSolis - Defense Human Resources Activity, Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness
9:45 AM - 9:55 AM
White House Initiative
Arthur P. McMahan - White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities
9:55 AM - 10:05 AM
Empowering Future DoD Leaders
Karrin Felton - SMART Scholarship-for-Service
10:05 AM - 10:15 AM
Virtual Break
 
10:15 AM - 12:30 PM
Breakout Sessions for Student/Alumni Track
 
Breakout Sessions for Faculty Track
 
12:30 PM - 12:50 PM
DoD Careers Beyond STEM
Max Wyche - HQ U. S. Army Materiel Command
12:50 PM - 1:10 PM
DHS Acquisition Professional Career Program (APCP) 
Soraya Correa - Department of Homeland Security
1:10 PM - 1:15 PM
Closing Remarks
Charmane Johnson - Equal Employment Opportunity Defense Management Operations Center
1:15 PM - 3:30 PM
Students/Alumni - Recruiter Cove
 
10:15 AM - 11:05 AM
Panel Discussion: Faculty Research & Sabbatical Opportunities with DoD
Michael J. Caccuitto - Technology Integration and Outreach, Army Research Office
Edward J. Lee - Air Force Research Lab
Jacqueline Ray-Morris - National Guard Bureau/DOD/Equity and Inclusion
11:05 AM - 11:20 AM
Virtual Break
 
11:20 AM - 11:45 AM
Army - Opportunities with DoD
Michael J. Caccuitto - Technology Integration and Outreach, Army Research Office
Air Force - Opportunities with DoD
Edward J. Lee - Air Force Research Lab
NGB - Opportunities with DoD
Jacqueline Ray-Morris - National Guard Bureau/DOD/Equity and Inclusion
11:45 AM - 12:10 PM
Minority Leaders Research and Collaboration Program
Asheley Blackford - Research Collaboration Program (ML-RCP)
12:10 PM - 12:30 PM
DoD Small Business, Contracting, and Research & Development Opportunities
Sharon Morrow - Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA)
10:10 AM - 12:45 PM
Presidential Roundtable Moderator: Col. (Ret) Victoria Bowens, Diversity Management Operations Center
 
10:15 AM - 10:30 AM
Sharing of DoD Initiatives
Clarence A. Johnson - Diversity Management Operations Center
10:30 AM - 10:45 AM
Defense Civilian Training Corps
Marc S. Shaver - OSD (A&S)/Human Capital Initiatives Office
10:45 AM - 11:00 AM
Boren Scholars Program
Michael A. Nugent - Defense Language and National Security Education Office
11:00 AM - 11:15 AM
Direct Hiring Authorities
Imelda (Mel) Dayao-Garcia - Defense Civilian Personnel Advisory Service (DCPAS)
11:15 AM - 11:30 AM
DoD STARBASE
John Paul H. Cook - Outreach, Policy & Programs, Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary (DASD) for Reserve Integration
11:30 AM - 11:45 AM
Virtual Break
 
11:45 AM - 12:30 PM
Leadership Open Discussion
 
12:30 PM - 12:35 PM
Closing Remarks - Dr. Wayne A. I. Frederick
Wayne A. Frederick - Howard University
12:35 PM - 12:45 PM
Closing Remarks - Mr. Clarence A. Johnson
Clarence A. Johnson - Diversity Management Operations Center
10:10 AM - 12:30 PM
Student/Alumni Track Moderator: Ms. Charmane Johnson - Equal Employment Opportunity Defense Management Operations Center
 
10:15 AM - 10:40 AM
Boren Scholarships and Fellowships
Michael Saffle - Institute of International Education, Boren Awards
10:40 AM - 11:05 AM
DoD SMART Scholarship Program
Brandon Cochenour - DoD SMART Scholarship Program
11:05 AM - 11:20 AM
Virtual Break
 
11:20 AM - 11:45 AM
Navigating DoD In A Virtual Environment
Adarryl M. Roberts - Defense Logistics Agency (DLA)
11:45 AM - 12:30 PM
Panel Discussion: Transitioning from College to a Career with the Government
Marie McClary - Naval Information Warfare Center (NIWC)
Jimmy D. Smith - Office of Small Business Programs, Department of the Navy
Michelle Gardner-Ince - Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU), Department of Veteran Affairs
1:15 PM - 3:30 PM
Recruiter Cove
 
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*The Presidential Roundtable is by invitation only.